Year: 2006 (Page 173 of 228)

“Snakes on a Plane” update: They’re upgrading it to an ‘R.’ Yes.

March 23, 2006 / David Medsker

It looks as though we at Premium Hollywood are not the only ones breathlessly awaiting the arrival of New Line’s “Snakes on a Plane.” The entire web, apparently, is abuzz over the movie, and the recent chatter, along with one fan’s self-made trailer for the movie, has convinced the film’s producers to do some more reshoots that will bump the movie up from what was already a borderline PG-13 rating to a bona fide R rating. More death, more nudity, and Samuel L. Jackson saying, “I want these motherfucking snakes off this motherfucking plane!” Does it get any better than that?

Forget “X-Men.” Forget “Superman.” The only movie coming out this summer that I give a damn about is “Snakes on a Plane.” It’s even become a Zen philosophy, like ‘shit happens.’

“Excuse me, Mr. Wazowski, your mortgage check bounced.”
“Hey, man, snakes on a plane.”

(To see the official trailer for “Snakes on a Plane,” click here. For up to the minute news, go to www.snakesonablog.com.)

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American Idol: Adios, Kevin

March 23, 2006 / Mike Farley

Not one week after my pal Mike glossed Kevin Covais “Kevin Michael Hall” he is gone to obscurity along with the likes of Long Duck Dong.

Yes, folks, lispy Kevin was voted off American Idol last night. Forget the fact that Bucky Covington, who was the runner-up for elimination, was much worse on Tuesday night. The fact is Kevin’s days were numbered, because he’s simply not the singer some of the remaining contestants are.

Last night’s Ford commercial featuring all of the remaining contestants was a video of them singing the Go-Go’s “We Got the Beat.” Processed cheese at its finest, that’s all I have to say.

Then they had to fill the 30 minutes, so they let Barry Manilow come and sing one of the songs from his new fifties album. The fact that I don’t remember his performance means one of two things….I am getting old, or it was not memorable. I’m going with the latter. But the best part was when all of the contestants rushed the stage at the end, including the recently voted off Big Gay Mexican Priest…..that dude looked like he was going to either start humping Barry Manilow or eat him.

So here are the updated Vandalay Power Rankings:

1. Mandisa
2. Chris Daughtry
3. Paris Bennett
4. Katharine McPhee
5. Taylor Hicks
6. Kellie Pickler
7. Lisa Tucker
8. Elliott Yamin
9. Ace Young
10. Bucky Covington

This is getting interesting folks……but now we get to see how the world of Kevin Michael Hall changes when he returns to Long Island. Bucky and Ace, your plane tickets are in the mail too.

Vandalay, OUT.

American Idol, TV

Watch out Hurley, there’s going to be one more mouth to feed

March 23, 2006 / Jason Zingale

Yippee! Sun is pregnant! But wait a minute, is it or isn’t Jin’s baby? The flashback of the couple trying to get pregnant seemed to indicate that Jin was impotent, and I was under the impression that Sun got down and dirty with Young, Rich Hotel Boy before leaving Australia. But when she tells Jin the big news, she ensures him that she never cheated on him (not even once) during their time together. So is this just another “miracle” set into motion by the island, or is Sun pulling a fast one on poor, old Jin?

I guess we’ll just have to wait another couple months for a new episode of “Lost” – that is how often they air, right? – because despite being a long-awaited Sun/Jin episode, a good chunk of the show was centered around Ana Lucia, Sayid and Charlie’s trek to locate the mystery survivor’s hot air balloon, which may or may not be for real. And to think I was just starting to believe this guy. In fact, if ever there was reason to kill this guy, it’s now. Seriously, on a scale of 1-10, how creepy was his little monologue about setting a trap and getting rescued by the Others?

Lost, TV

Anyone else watching “Sons & Daughters”?

March 22, 2006 / John Paulsen

If not, you should be.

This is ABC’s stab at a single-camera family comedy in the vein of “Arrested Development.” Fred Gross (“Significant Others”) stars as Cameron Walker, whose dysfunctional family is fragmented by divorce and personality. The writing is pretty good, and apparently some of the dialogue is improvised.

Eden Sher shines as Carrie Fenton, Cameron’s teenage niece. Here’s a bit of her dialogue as she questions her mom about her parents’ sleeping arrangements:

Carrie: So, when you guys wanna do it… does dad come to your bed, or do you go to his? And if you do it, do one of you spend the night at the other’s one bed? Like a little sleepover?

Don’t be afraid to jump in at this point – it might take a little time to figure out everyone’s relationship, but it’s worth it…Tuesdays on ABC.

It’s not “Arrested Development” but at least it’s on the air.

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